6.50.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

6.50.2.1 Reduce space between enumerated items

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=6081

Background 
All book figures are set to "here definitely" (as they must come after the text that introduces them). 
Problem 
The list types (enumerated and bullet) have too much space between them. ... 
[spacing] [floats] [lists] [vertical-alignment] [positioning]
 

asked by Dave Jarvis https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2148 151 votes

answered by lockstep https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=510 20 votes

6.50.2.2 How to align a set of multiline equations

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=44450

I am trying to align a set of long equations, that are themselves align environments as most of them are spreading on multiple lines. 
Currently I just have a sequence of align environments, with ... 
[equations] [align]
 

asked by Thomas 122 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=11737 105 votes

6.50.2.3 Syntax similar to \centering for right and left?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=91566

For images we can use \centering is there anything to position the image to right side or left side of the page. 
[graphics] [horizontal-alignment]
 

asked by sachin irukula https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=24343 133 votes

6.50.2.4 Command for argmin or argmax?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=5223

How can you get the argmin or argmax in Latex? Two solutions I found are: 
\underset{x}{\operatorname{argmax}} 
\DeclareMathOperator*{\argmin}{arg\,min} 
Any other ideas? 
[1]http://www.breakthru.... 
[math-mode] [symbols] [math-operators]
 

asked by Alejandro https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1128 228 votes

answered by Jan Hlavacek https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=396 236 votes

6.50.2.5 How to add indentation

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=45501

I am writing a thesis report using LaTeX and I need to add indentations because every new paragraph starts from the initial position on the left. 
How do I add indentations? 
[spacing] [indentation]
 

asked by pavani https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9327 96 votes

answered by Frank Mittelbach https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=10109 69 votes

6.50.2.6 Superscript outside math mode

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=47324

What is the easiest way to superscript text outside of math mode? 
For example, let's say I want to write the $n^{th}$ element, but without the math mode's automatic italicization of the th.  And what ... 
[superscripts]
 

asked by jamaicanworm https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9757 423 votes

answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 617 votes

6.50.2.7 How to prevent LaTeX from hyphenating the entire document?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=5036

I can't find where I can remove any kind of hyphenation and just have LaTeX just do a line break. 
edit: 
Honestly speaking I just don't like to read hyphenation anywhere and that's the only reason why ... 
[hyphenation]
 

asked by Splashy https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1713 196 votes